This song had a catchy chorus and Jonathan's talents were recognised by many people in show business if not yet by the record buying public at large.
A choir was formed to sing the chorus, amongst those who turned up to join in were Mick Taylor from The Rolling Stones, Klaus Voormann, Madeline Bell, Carl Wayne, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan.
The trio of Kelly, Staffell and Petersen quickly recorded and released "Don't You Be Too Long" backed with "We're All Right Till Then".
[2] The A side would appear on Jonathan's first album, simply titled Jonathan Kelly (November 1970), which included many of his singles as well as other unreleased songs, but there would be a wait of two years for the B side to finally reappear on the Twice Around The Houses LP (1972), but both of these tracks were completely different versions to the ones that appeared on this single.
According to an interview with Colin Petersen at the time, the group was unable to play any live gigs until they added two new members.
Live radio shows are also a problem..."[3] For a second Top of the Pops appearance, the band played a song called "Don't You Believe It".
They hand-picked the group and attempted to shape it into a bubbly hit machine, but their lively but superficial honkytonk pop was indistinct and the band fell apart within a few months.
He finally left music in the late 1970s to concentrate on a flourishing business as a freelance animator and model maker – his work includes Thomas the Tank Engine.
Kelly became unhappy with attempts to market him as a pop star and tired of the "totally ruthless and callous" music industry.